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Doing History from the Bottom Up

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Reflections on the crucial importance of including the perspectives of the marginalized and the non-elite in our historical accounts.
In the 1960s, historians on both sides of the Atlantic began to challenge the assumptions of their colleagues and push for an understanding of history "from below." In this collection of writings, Staughton Lynd, one of the pioneers of this approach, laments the passing of fellow luminaries David Montgomery, E.P. Thompson, Alfred Young, and Howard Zinn; offers an account of the decline of trade unionism based on the narratives of workers and his efforts as a lawyer to assist them; and makes the case that contemporary academics and activists alike should take more seriously the stories and perspectives of Native Americans, slaves, rank-and-file workers, and other still-too-frequently marginalized voices.

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Publisher: Haymarket Books

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  • ISBN: 9781608464531
  • Release date: June 4, 2021

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  • ISBN: 9781608464531
  • Release date: June 4, 2021

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  • ISBN: 9781608464531
  • File size: 791 KB
  • Release date: June 4, 2021

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English

Reflections on the crucial importance of including the perspectives of the marginalized and the non-elite in our historical accounts.
In the 1960s, historians on both sides of the Atlantic began to challenge the assumptions of their colleagues and push for an understanding of history "from below." In this collection of writings, Staughton Lynd, one of the pioneers of this approach, laments the passing of fellow luminaries David Montgomery, E.P. Thompson, Alfred Young, and Howard Zinn; offers an account of the decline of trade unionism based on the narratives of workers and his efforts as a lawyer to assist them; and makes the case that contemporary academics and activists alike should take more seriously the stories and perspectives of Native Americans, slaves, rank-and-file workers, and other still-too-frequently marginalized voices.

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